Today's News

At Anderson County, almost everything is relative when measuring the success of the high school track and field program.

On the one hand, the Track Cats face what has become an almost annual problem with numbers, or more spefically the lack of numbers, in a sport where high numbers of participation have a link to more success. “We have 27 kids total,” says Anderson coach Richard Shearer, who is in his first season at the helm.

Shelby County pitchers silenced Anderson County bats to sweep the 30th District baseball series last week. The Rockets took a 7-1 decision in Shelbyville on Tuesday then recorded a 5-1 decision the following night.

The Anderson County Bearcat Basketball Camp will be held from June 11-14, according to assistant coach Bryan Hyatt.

The camp will run from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day and is open to boys and girls entering kindergarten through the eighth grade. Grades K-3 will report to Robert B. Turner Elementary School while those entering the fourth and fifth grades should report to Emma B. Ward School. Campers entering grades 6-8 should report to Anderson County High School.

Hunters interested in entering this year’s elk hunt drawing have until midnight April 30 to buy applications, according to a news release. Hunters can apply online at the department’s website, fw.ky.gov, the release said.

Kentucky residents and non-residents are eligible to apply for four permit types but can only be drawn for one. Each application costs $10.

This spring seems like one long continuation of late winter. As soon as we get a warm day, the temperature plunges and we are back in February again. It even snowed on Monday of the third week of April.

This up and down weather combined with cold rains has the spring fishing season behind by a few weeks. The spawning runs of white bass into the headwaters of reservoirs are scattershot so far this spring, with some movement followed by retreat.